Drug Information for Teens
Subtitle: Health Tips About the Physical and Mental Effects of Substance Abuse (Health Reference Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: September 2002
Place of publication: Detroit, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780780804449
Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction; United States; Health - Substance Abuse; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction; Teenagers; Social Issues - Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse; Health and hygiene; Health & Daily Living - Substance Abuse; Alcohol use; Drug use
Table of contents: title: Are you drug smart -- Teenagers and drugs -- Oops : how casual drug use leads to addiction -- Brain function and drug abuse -- Preventing drug abuse -- Learn to resist peer pressure -- Chemical-creativity link may be folklore -- Drinking : facts for teens -- Some good reasons young people should avoid alcohol -- Alcohol abuse and alcoholism -- Alcohol poisoning : drinking too much can kill you -- Alcohol treatment and adolescents -- Alcoholism tends to run in families -- How to talk to a friend with a drinking problem -- Cigarettes and other nicotine products -- Teens and tobacco -- Teen smokers risk getting hooked early on -- Smoking may lead to anxiety disorders and depression -- Boyz II men answer questions about smoking -- If you chew, quit -- Cigars and pipes -- Secondhand smoke -- Anabolic steroids -- Caffeine and high energy drinks -- Cocaine -- Ecstasy, GHB, rohypnol, and other club drugs -- Hallucinogens -- Herbal and other “natural” products -- Heroin -- Inhalants -- Marijuana -- Methamphetamine -- Concerns about prescription and over-the-counter drugs -- Drug-facilitated rape -- Sex under the influence of alcohol and other drugs -- Drug abuse and aids -- Hepatitis C : a silent epidemic for injection drug users -- Impaired driving among youth -- Youth violence linked to substance use -- Substance abuse and learning disabilities -- Mental illness and emotional and behavioral problems in substance abusers -- Drugs and suicide -- I’m not that bad yet -- Treament methods and medications -- Myths and facts about addiction and treatment -- If someone you care about has a drug problem -- School and youth trends -- Teen survey -- The Controlled Substances Act -- Drug testing : questions and answers -- Medical marijuana -- Speaking out against drug legalization -- Against drug prohibition -- National organizations for drug information -- Where can I go for help? -- State-by-state list of alcohol and drug phone numbers -- Additional reading.